“O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel”
[Jeremiah 18:6]
Clay as we all know is hard and cannot be moulded unless some moisture in the form of water has been added to it, upon which it becomes malleable, ready to be moulded into the desired shape by the potter. In life, we are the clay and God is our potter.
And the story begins…….
Before meeting Jesus we all are clay in its hard form with hard hearts harbouring unforgiveness, bitterness, sin and so much more ungodly things.By allowing Christ into our lives, accepting Him as LORD over our lives, HE places within us a Helper, the Holy Spirit who’s job is to teach us all things in Christ.
In doing so, we begin bear forth the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control – Galatians 5:22
As we learn more about Christ and read the WORD (our bibles), the gates of our hearts begin to part as Christ begins to add that moisture through his word that is required for us to become malleable. In that malleable state, God is able to shape and mould us into that person He has created us to be via the Holy Spirit and through His presence in our lives.
Once we submit ourselves to the WILL of God (His crafting), we begin to develop a God perspective. This God perspective however can be lost in the motion of life causing us to forget that God has a plan for us, we forget His promises to us or are not patient enough and so we TRY TO DO THINGS OUR OWN WAY, which can lead to disastrous consequences. – Genesis 16
We say Lord, take me as I am, use me but are we ready to be used?
We say have your way Lord and then we do it our way!
We say Lord change me, but do we take the steps in order for that to happen? Remember: Your relationship with God is a two way one, just like any other. One thing we forget is that, for change to occur, we also have to work for that change with the help of God of course.
My point is in order for God to have His way in our lives, in order for us to experience growth, we have to let HIM as the Potter shape us to His desire by putting our desires aside and asking with a sincere heart for His will to be done. The clay never says to the potter, this is how I would like to be moulded. So let us as clay, allow our POTTER (GOD), shape us to His liking, in accordance to the purpose He has put us on earth for.
PRAYER:
Heavenly father, forgive me for whenever I have decided to do things on my own accord without seeking your thoughts. In any way I have gone off track, I ask that you re-direct my step and show me the way I ought to go. Position me o Lord and align me with your will. I thank you Father that even in my unfaithfulness that you remain faithful. Amen.
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